title: Interactions between the oocyte and surrounding somatic cells in follicular development: lessons from in vitro culture.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D005260:Female; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000502:physiology; D055429:Growth Differentiation Factor 9; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000502:physiology; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D055429:Growth Differentiation Factor 9; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit